Name: Zelgadis Greywords
Age: 19
Race: Chimera (Golem and Brau Demon/Human)
Hair: Silver/Light Blue/Platinum Purple
Eyes: Dark Blue
Blood Type: N/A
Height: 5ft 8in
Alignment: Good
Main Magic Type: Shamanic & Black Magic
Staring Location: Unknown
Other Special Abilities: Skilled Swordsman, Enhanced Speed, & Heightened Strength
Weapons: Sword
Background: Zelgadis is a sorcerer who begins the various incarnations of the franchise as a retainer for his ancestor Rezo, opposed to Lina, but ends up in Lina and Gourry's group. He is a chimera made of rock golem, brau (English trans. brass) demon, and human.
Zelgadis Greywords tends to become something of an enigma to his comrades, due to his quiet and antisocial nature. As a boy, he was transformed by Rezo, the red priest — who is either or both his grandfather and great-grandfather (the translation is unclear and differs) — into a three-part chimera. One third is golem, one third is human, and the last third is brau-demon (a being neither demon nor mazoku[citation needed]). The golem third turned him into stone, and ordinary weapons can't hurt him (unless wielded with Gav-like strength), making Zelgadis nearly unstoppable in a physical fight. The demon third enables him to run faster than the eye can see, and grants him great power in Shamanist magic[citation needed]. The human third was simply a remnant of the old Zelgadis, before Rezo changed him.
Zelgadis specializes in Shamanistic magic, which pulls its power from the Astral, or spiritual, plane. His elemental spells are formidable, and include Stone Spiker, a modified version of Ray Wing, and his trump card, the mighty Ra-Tilt. Though he is not as learned in the art as Lina, Zelgadis's even combination of physical brunt and magical finesse render him among the most fearsome warriors.
Zelgadis travels with Lina because he wants to find a spell that can change him back into a human. Despite the incredible abilities bestowed upon him by Rezo in the transformation, he dislikes his change in appearance (his skin is tinged blue-grey with lots of rocks sticking out) and wishes more than anything to regain human form. However, Zelgadis likes to consider himself evil, but not too evil. In one episode Zelgadis (and the others) are described in insulting terms. Zelgadis is called "the heartless mystical swordsman" an epithet he actually likes (Lina and Gourry are called "Some smartass sorceress and an idiot swordsman" while Amelia is called "a crazy girl,"). Amelia (who thinks Zelgadis' form is actually cool-looking) seems to have a crush on him, and he seems to feel the same way about her, though he refuses to admit it, even to himself.
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